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There Is Only ONE Silicon Valley

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Many other communities are entrepreneur-friendly and, by any measure, have the tools in place to spawn new high growth companies. Boston, New York City, Seattle and Southern California spawn many exciting startups…but do not exceed the Valley in any measure of entrepreneurial achievement.

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10 Easy Ways To Create A Healthy Workplace

YoungUpstarts

Researchers from the University of Arizona in Tucson, placed a tracer virus on commonly touched objects such as a doorknob or tabletop in workplaces. If you’ve ever been to the Hotel Algonquin in New York (or read The Algonquin Cat), you know this can be a competitive advantage. Lead by example.

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My 2011 By The Numbers

Feld Thoughts

You can tell that I had two weeks of vacation in Tucson this year, plenty of short runs in cities I traveled to for work (SF, NY, Seattle), and then a bunch of marathons. Overall, I covered 1,125.91 miles (not including the 6.5 miles I’m going to run today). 339 were in Boulder; next best was a monster month in Tuscany of 156.97

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Why Your Customers Buy More When Value Outweighs Cost

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The BostonGlobe.com achieved a 17% increase in subscribers and The Boston Globe newspaper attained 3,000 new customers and a total of more than $3.6 They have more results to report and will do so at Web Optimization Summit 2014 , May 21 – 23 in New York City.). It worked well for The New York Times , after all.

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

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New York Angels. Desert Angels (Tucson). In 2011, we noted that the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue deals funded by angel groups in Silicon Valley, Boston and New York was higher than most other regions of the country. Robin Hood Ventures (Phila). Vancouver Angels. Ohio TechAngels (Columbus).

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What eCommerce Startups Need to Know About Online Sales Tax

Up and Running

You have a buyer in Tucson, Arizona. percent instead of the Tucson rate of 8.1 that use the destination-based method: Let’s say your home office is in Buffalo, New York. You sell to a customer from New York, New York. percent since New York is a destination state. Remote sellers.

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2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups

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New Mexico Angels. 2) Competition for deals in regions, such as Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston, has resulted in higher and, in many cases, rising valuation. b) New York (2 groups) – $2.9 up slightly. Fargo/Morehead Angels. Maple Leaf Angels. Toronto, ON. Albuquerque. up pressure. Desert Angels.